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Cisco UCS E-Series Compatibility and Ordering Guide

July 2017

Ordering Guide

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Contents

1. Introduction...................................................................................................................................................................3

2. Product Name Explanation .........................................................................................................................................3

3. Cisco UCS E-Series Top-Level Part Numbers .........................................................................................................3

4. Memory Options ...........................................................................................................................................................4

5. Storage Options ...........................................................................................................................................................5

6. RAID Configuration Options.......................................................................................................................................6

7. Secure Digital Card Options (M2 only) .....................................................................................................................6

8. Ordering VMware vSphere Through Cisco ..............................................................................................................7

9. Bare-Metal OS and Hypervisor Provisioning...........................................................................................................9

10. Preinstalled Applications..........................................................................................................................................9

11. ISR Compatibility .....................................................................................................................................................10

12. More Information......................................................................................................................................................10

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1. Introduction

Cisco UCS E-Series offers a converged compute and netw orking platform built to host essential infrastructure

services and mission-critical business applications in the branch off ice. It consists of the follow ing:

● Cisco Unif ied Computing System™ (Cisco UCS®) E-Series Servers and Netw ork Compute Engines (NCEs)

● Cisco 1900, 2900, 3900, and 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISRs)

Cisco UCS E-Series Servers are Intel Xeon x86 64-bit blade servers installed in the external module slots of the

ISR. The Cisco UCS E-Series Server Family offers several choices w ith various hard drive and memory

configurations, w ith a single f ixed-CPU configuration.

The Cisco UCS E-Series modules are orderable as options under an ISR or as spares. Refer to the product data

sheet to review the different form factors and compatibility w ith various ISR models.

2. Product Name Explanation

3. Cisco UCS E-Series Top-Level Part Numbers

Table 1 lists top-level part numbers for Cisco UCS E-Series Servers.

Table 1. Part Numbers for Cisco UCS E-Series Servers

Cisco UCS E-Series Cores DIMM Slots RAM (GB) Disks HDD Options

NIM and EHWIC (fixed) form factor:

UCS-EN120E-54/K9(=) 2 1 4 GB 1 Fixed 50 GB SSD

UCS-EN120E-58/K9(=) 2 1 8 GB 1 Fixed 50 GB SSD

UCS-EN120E-108/K9(=) 2 1 8 GB 1 Fixed 100 GB SSD

UCS-EN120E-208/K9(=) 2 1 8 GB 1 Fixed 200 GB SSD

UCS-EN140N-M2/K9(=) 4 1 8 GB 1 50-200 GB SSD

Single-Wide Service Module (SW SM) Servers

UCS-EN120S-M2/K9(=) 2 2 4 – 16 GB 2 SATA/SAS

UCS-E140S-M2/K9(=) 4 2 8 – 16 GB 2 SATA/SAS/SED/SSD

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Cisco UCS E-Series Cores DIMM Slots RAM (GB) Disks HDD Options

UCS-E160S-M3/K9(=) 6 2 8 – 64 GB 2 SATA/SAS/SED/SSD

Double-Wide Service Module (DW SM) Servers

UCS-E160D-M2/K9(=) 6 3 8 – 96 GB 3 SATA/SAS/SED/SSD

UCS-E180D-M2/K9(=) 8 3 8 – 96 GB 3 SATA/SAS/SED/SSD

UCS-E180D-M3/K9(=) 8 4 8 – 128 GB 4 SATA/SAS/SED/SSD

UCS-E1120D-M3/K9(=) 12 4 8 – 128 GB 4 SATA/SAS/SED/SSD

All the modules above, except M3, contain the low est allow ed RAM in their default configuration. For M3, the

default RAM is 16 GB.

4. Memory Options

Refer to Table 2 to determine the RAM capacity and number of dual-inline-memory-module (DIMM) slots per

module, and Table 3 to determine the memory options. All modules come standard w ith the minimum supported

RAM. The memory in the f ixed (NIM and EHWIC) models cannot be upgraded..

Table 2. Spare Cisco UCS E-Series Memory Options

Memory Part Numbers Description

E M3-MEM-8G(=) 8 GB 1067 MHz VLP RDIMM/PC4-2133 1R DDR4 RAM for single-wide and double-wide UCS-E M3

E M3-MEM-16G(=) 16 GB 1200 MHz VLP RDIMM/PC4-2400 1R DDR4 RAM for single-wide and double-wide UCS-E M3

E M3-MEM-32G(=) 32 GB 1333MHz VLP PC3-10600 2R DDR4 RAM for single-wide and double-wide UCS-E M3

E 100S-MEM-UDIMM4G(=) 4 GB 667 MHz VLP UDIMM/PC3-10600 2R for single-wide UCS-E

E 100S-MEM-UDIMM8G(=) 8 GB 667 MHz VLP UDIMM/PC3-10600 2R for single-wide UCS-E

E 100D-MEM-RDIMM4G(=) 4 GB 667 MHz RDIMM/PC3-10600 2R for double-wide UCS-E

E 100D-MEM-RDIMM8G(=) 8 GB 667 MHz RDIMM/PC3-10600 2R for double-wide UCS-E

E 100D-MEM-RDIM16G(=) 16 GB 667 MHz RDIMM/PC3-10600 2R for double-wide UCS-E

E 100D-MEM-RDIM32G(=) 32 GB 667 MHz RDIMM/PC3-10600 2R for double-wide UCS-E

Table 3. Memory to Cisco UCS E-Series Compatibility Matrix

Single-Wide Servers Double-Wide Servers

Memory Part Numbers

UC

S-E

N1

20

S-M

2/K

9(=

)

UC

S-E

140S

-M2

/K9

(=)

UC

S-E

160S

-M3

/K9

(=)

UC

S-E

160D

-M2

/K9

(=)

UC

S-E

180D

-M2

/K9

(=)

UC

S-E

180D

-M3K

9(=

)

UC

S-E

1120D

-M3/K

9(=

)

EM3-MEM-8G(=) 0 0 2 0 0 4 4

EM3-MEM-16G(=) 0 0 2 0 0 4 4

EM3-MEM-32G(=) 0 0 2 0 0 4 4

E100S-MEM-UDIMM4G(=) 2 2 0 0 0 0 0

E100S-MEM-UDIMM8G(=) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

E100D-MEM-RDIMM4G(=) 0 0 0 3 3 0 0

E100D-MEM-RDIMM8G(=) 0 0 0 3 3 0 0

E100D-MEM-RDIM16G(=) 0 0 0 3 3 0 0

E100D-MEM-RDIM32G(=) 0 0 0 3 3 0 0

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5. Storage Options

Refer to Table 4 to determine the number of disk bays supported on each module. Except for the Cisco

UCS-EN120E, the storage option is not included by default, and you must select at least one drive. On the single-

and doublew ide SMs, the disks are accessible externally and are hot-sw appable. The single-w ide SMs use a

different carrier card than the doublew ide SMs, but the hard disks inside are identical and it is possible to sw ap the

carrier card from a SW to a DW, and vice versa.

The PIDs starting w ith E100S (for example: E100S-HDD-SATA1T=) w ill come in a SW carrier card.

The PIDs starting w ith E100D (for example: E100D-HDD-SA TA1T=) w ill come in a DW carrier card.

The Cisco UCS E-Series EHWIC form factor server disks are not f ield replaceable.

The Cisco UCS E-Series NIM form factor server has the mSATA options listed in Table 4.

Table 4. mSATA Options

Disk Part Numbers Description

E100N-SSD-50G(=) 50 GB, mSATA SSD for NCE NIM

E100N-SSD-100G(=) 100 GB, mSATA SSD for NCE NIM

E100N-SSD-200G(=) 200 GB, mSATA SSD for NCE NIM

Table 5 lists the disks that are available for single- and double-w ide Cisco UCS E-Series Servers.

Table 5. Available Disks for Single- and Double-wide Cisco UCS E-Series Servers

Disk Part Numbers Description

E100[S,D]-HDD-SATA1T(=) 1 TB, SATA hard disk drive

E100[S,D]-HDD-SATA2T(=) 2 TB, SATA hard disk drive

E100[S,D]-HDD-SAS900G(=) 900 GB, SAS hard disk drive

E100[S,D]-SED-12T(=) 1.2 TB, SAS self-encrypting hard disk drive

E100[S,D]-HDD-SAS18T(=) 1.8 TB, SAS hard disk drive

E100[S,D]-SSD-480G(=) 480 GB, SAS eMLC SSD drive

E100[S,D]-SSD-960G(=) 960 GB, SAS eMLC SSD drive

E100[S,D]-SSD-4T(=) 4 TB, SAS eMLC SSD drive

Note: The [S, D] determines w hich carrier card the drives come in. Table 6 show s the hard disks compatible w ith

each Cisco UCS E-Series Server model.

Table 6. Hard Disk to Cisco UCS E-Series Server Compatibility Table

Single-Wide Servers Double-Wide Servers

Hard Disk Part Numbers

UC

S-E

N1

20

S-M

2/K

9(=

)

UC

S-E

140S

-M2

/K9

(=)

UC

S-E

160S

-M3

/K9

(=)

UC

S-E

160D

-M2

/K9

(=)

UC

S-E

180D

-M2

/K9

(=)

UC

S-E

180D

-M3

K9(

=)

UC

S-E

1120D

-M3

/K9

(=)

E100[S,D]-HDD-SATA1T(=) 2 2 2 3 3 4 4

E100[S,D]-HDD-SATA2T(=) 0 2 2 3 3 4 4

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Single-Wide Servers Double-Wide Servers

Hard Disk Part Numbers

UC

S-E

N1

20

S-M

2/K

9(=

)

UC

S-E

140S

-M2

/K9

(=)

UC

S-E

160S

-M3

/K9

(=)

UC

S-E

160D

-M2

/K9

(=)

UC

S-E

180D

-M2

/K9

(=)

UC

S-E

180D

-M3K

9(=

)

UC

S-E

1120D

-M3/K

9(=

)

E100[S,D]-SED-12T(=) 0 2 2 3 3 4 4

E100[S,D]-HDD-SAS900G(=) 2 2 2 3 3 4 4

E100[S,D]-HDD-SAS18T(=) 0 2 0 3 3 4 4

E100[S,D]-SSD-480G(=) 0 2 2 3 3 4 4

E100[S,D]-SSD-960G(=) 0 2 2 3 3 4 4

E100[S,D]-SSD-4T(=) 0 0 2 3 3 4 4

6. RAID Configuration Options

Refer to Table 1 to determine the number of disk bays supported on each module. On modules w ith multiple disk

options, Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) may be configured during ordering or later during the

softw are installation. By default, Cisco UCS E-Series Servers do not come configured in RAID mode. Refer to the

Cisco UCS E-Series Servers installation and configuration guide to set up or modify RAID configuration

(http://w ww.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/unif ied_computing/ucs/e/hw /e_series_install.html). The Cisco UCS E-Series

NIM and EHWIC servers use a single disk and therefore don’t support RAID. Table 7 lists the RAID options that

are available for the SW SM and DW SM Cisco UCS E-Series Servers.

Table 7. Cisco UCS E-Series RAID Options

RAID Options Description Required # Disks

DISK-MODE-RAID-0 Configure hard drives as RAID 0 (Stripe) 2

DISK-MODE-RAID-1 Configure hard drives as RAID 1 (Mirror) 2

DISK-MODE-RAID1JBD Configure two hard drives in RAID 1 configuration and third non-RAID 3

DISK-MODE-RAID-5 Configure hard drives as RAID 5 3

DISK-MODE-RAID5JBD Configure 3 hard drives as RAID 5, and 4th drives as non-RAID 4

DISK-MODE-RAID-10 Configure hard drives as RAID 10 4

7. Secure Digital Card Options (M2 only)

Cisco UCS E-Series SW SMs and DW SMs contain tw o secure digital (SD) card slots. The Cisco IMC softw are is

stored on one of the tw o 8-GB secure digital cards that come standard w ith the blade. The second secure digital

card is optional. Table 8 lists the secure digital card options for the Cisco UCS E-Series Servers.

Table 8. Cisco UCS E-Series Secure Digital Card Options

Options Description

E100-SD-2G(=) 2 GB SD Card for UCS-EN

E100-SD-2-4UPG Upgrade from 2 GB to 4 GB SD Card for UCS-EN

E100-SD-4-8UPG Upgrade to 8 GB E100-SD-2G

E100-SD-8G(=) 8 GB SD Card for UCS-E

The M3 servers contain integrated eMMC storage that is not user configurable. There is a 8GB partition for Cisco

IMC and 8GB partition for the x86 host.

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8. Ordering VMware vSphere Through Cisco

The VMw are virtualization softw are consists of tw o components: the central management (vCenter) and the

hypervisor (vSphere, also know n as ESXi) per host. Both components have different license levels. VMw are offers

additional softw are management tools, w hich are outside the scope of this ordering guide.

vCenter has to be purchased directly from VMw are and comes in tw o license options: Essentials and Standard.

vCenter Essentials can manage only three hosts and is limited to hypervisors running the Essentials or Essentials

Plus license level. This license level is not supported on Cisco UCS E-Series Servers, and therefore vCenter

Standard is the only option for the central management component.

The hypervisor comes in f ive different license levels, w hich are show n in Figure 1.

Figure 1. vSphere License Options

Table 9 lists the feature differences betw een the individual licenses.

Table 9. Features of Each vSphere License Level

vSphere 6 - Editions vCenter Required

Hypervisor (HYP)

Foundation (FND)

Standard (STD)

Enterprise+ (EPL)

Product Components

vCenter Agent [vCenter Management Enabled]

h264Remote

vimAPI - vSphere APIs R/O

vStorage - Storage APIs

vmSafe

vSphere Integrated Containers [v6.5]

Product Features

Business Continuity and Security

vMotion

Storage vMotion

High Availability

Data Protection

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vSphere 6 - Editions vCenter Required

Hypervisor (HYP)

Foundation (FND)

Standard (STD)

Enterprise+ (EPL)

Faul Tolerance 2 - vCPU 4 - vCPU

vShield Endpoint

vSphere Replication

Virtual Machine Encryption [v6.5]

Hot Add

Resource Prioritization & Enhanced Application Performance

Virtual Volumes

Storage Policy Based Management

Reliable Memory

Big Data Extensions

Virtual Serial Port Concentrator

Distributed Resource Scheduler [DRS]

Distributed Power Management [DPM]

Storage DRS

Storage I/O Control

Network I/O Control

Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) Support

Proactive HA [v6.5]

Predictive DRS [v6.5]

Automated Administration & Provisioning

Content Library

Storage API's for Array Integration, Multipathing

Distributed Switch

Host Profiles

Auto Deploy

To see the differences betw een the vSphere versions, refer to the follow ing links:

What’s new in ESXi 5.5?

What’s new in ESXi 6.0?

What’s new in ESXi 6.5?

In Cisco Commerce Workspace, the follow ing options are available for spare Cisco UCS E-Series modules, as w ell

as for ISRs purchased w ith Cisco UCS E-Series modules:

VMware – Customer Installed

If any of these options are selected, the vSphere key is shipped as a printout on paper. All vSphere license levels

are available and a service contract is required. The service can be added for up to f ive years.

VMware – Cisco Preinstalled

In this case the vSphere softw are is preinstalled on the blade. Only the Hypervisor, Foundation, and Standard

licenses are available.

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VMware Support

For FL-SRE and FL-UCSE licenses, there is a mandatory attach of one year of support, w hich is automatically

added during the ordering process. If the license w as purchased through Cisco, Cisco Technical Assistance Center

(TAC) is the primary source of support. This is true for all license options described above.

9. Bare-Metal OS and Hypervisor Provisioning

Cisco UCS E-Series Servers can be factory provisioned w ith Microsoft Window s Server 2012 or VMw are vSphere.

You can install other bare-metal operating systems such as Red Hat Linux and SUSE Linux, or other hypervisors

such as Microsoft Hyper-V Window s Server and Citrix XenServer.

Table 10 lists the softw are options for the Cisco UCS E-Series Servers.

Table 10. Cisco UCS E-Series Software Options

Product ID (PID) Description

MSWS-2012R2ST-E Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard 64-bit for UCS E Series

VMware – Customer Installed vSphere ESXi Software and License

VMW-VSP-EPL-1A VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus (1 CPU), 1 year, support required

VMW-VSP-EPL-2A VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus (1 CPU), 2 year, support required

VMW-VSP-EPL-3A VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus (1 CPU), 3 year, support required

VMW-VSP-EPL-4A VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus (1 CPU), 4 year, support required

VMW-VSP-EPL-5A VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus (1 CPU), 5 year, support required

VMware – Cisco Preinstalled vSphere ESXi Software and License

FL-SRE-V-HOST UCS E-Series VMware ESXi 5 Hypervisor License

FL-SRE-V-HOSTVC UCS E-Series VMware ESXi 5 Hypervisor License (with vCenter Server Agent)

FL-UCSE-VS6-HYP UCS E-Series VMware ESXi 6 Hypervisor License

FL-UCSE-VS6-FND UCS E-Series VMware ESXi 6 Foundation License (with vCenter Server Agent)

FL-UCSE-VS6-STD UCS E-Series VMware ESXi 6 Standard License (with vCenter Server Agent)

V Mware – Cisco Preinstalled Software

SW-UCSE-VM-5.5-K9 VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) v5.5 software

SW-UCSE-VM-6.0-K9 VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) v6.0 software

SW-UCSE-VM-6.5-K9 VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) v6.5 software

V Mware – OS Install Drive (M3 only)

INSTALL-OS-FLASH Installs the Hypervisor on the integrated eMMC 8GB partition

INSTALL-OS-HDD Installs the Hypervisor on the hard drives or RAID volume. [Default]

N FVIS - Software Version

SW-NFVIS-3.0-K9 Cisco NFVIS v3.5

SW-NFVIS-3.6-K9 Cisco NFVIS v3.6

10. Preinstalled Applications

Some of the Cisco netw ork applications that are w idely deployed in branch off ices, such as WAN optimization and

the Enterprise Content Delivery System (ECDS), can now be preinstalled on the Cisco UCS E-Series Servers. You

can also select a trial version of the Cisco EnergyWise® license to be shipped w ith the product.

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11. ISR Compatibility

Table 11 show s compatibility information for the Cisco Integrated Services Routers.

Table 11. ISR Compatibil ity

EHWIC NIM SW SM DW SM

ISR Models

UC

S-E

N1

20

E-5

4/K

9

UC

S-E

N1

20

E-5

8/K

9

UC

S-E

N1

20

E-1

08/

K9

UC

S-E

N1

20

E-2

08/

K9

UC

S-E

N1

40

N-M

2/K

9

UC

S-E

N1

20

S-M

2/K

9(=

)

UC

S-E

140S

-M2

/K9

(=)

UC

S-E

160S

-M3

/K9

(=)

UC

S-E

160D

-M2

/K9

(=)

UC

S-E

180D

-M2

/K9

(=)

UC

S-E

180D

-M3

K9(

=)

UC

S-E

1120D

-M3

/K9

(=)

1921 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1941 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2901 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2911 2 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

2921 2 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0

2951 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0

3925 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 0

3945 2 2 2 2 0 4 4 0 1 1 0 0

3925E 1 1 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 0

3945E 1 1 1 1 0 4 4 0 1 1 0 0

4321 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

4331 0 0 0 0 3* 1 1 1 0 0 0 0

4351 0 0 0 0 5* 2 2 2 1 1 1 1

4431 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

4451 0 0 0 0 5* 2 2 2 1 1 1 1

* The Cisco UCS E-Series NIM can be used in the SM-X to NIM adapter The minimum Cisco IOS® Softw are version for each module and ISR can be found in the Cisco UCS E-Series data

sheets.

12. More Information

For more information about the Cisco UCS E-Series Servers, visit http://w w w.cisco.com/go/ucse/ or contact your

local Cisco account representative.

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